Browsing Tag 'dessert'

Surgery is a week away and this weekend, I just wanted to play in my kitchen as I know I soon will be learning to ‘let go’ as my Hubby and daughter take over preparing meals. We were headed to our friend’s house for dinner and I wanted to bring something special for dessert. Hubby […]

Tonight I bring you a simple slice of simplicity. Sometimes it doesn’t need to complex or complicated. My daughter is in town – a trip she only can make once a year and I want to spend as much time as I can with her. I also want to treat her to home cooking and […]

Allow me to dish you up a scoop of summer. A dish of sweet summer peaches. It doesn’t get any better than this. Yes, I’m still on my ice cream kick. I’m loving my new Kitchen Aide ice cream maker. I just can’t stop making ice cream! This recipe is one of my favorites. Start […]

Have you ever opened your mouth and tasted something and suddenly time stops? Totally stops. You’re not in charge anymore. You don’t know where you are, who you’re with or what you ate an hour ago? Life… and your palette are frozen in time. Frozen as in a dish of ice cream – or gelato […]

The night is young, the skies are clear So if you want to go walking, dear, It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely. I understand the reason why You’re sentimental, ’cause so am I, It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely. You can tell at a glance What a swell night this is for romance… These cupcakes […]

My dear friend, Shari invited us to her house for dinner and I offered to make dessert. All week, I wanted to bring a special dessert and wanted to bring one that was so “Shari”… Luscious and sweet with a hint of rum! I found all that in this recipe. I’m not a big fan […]

It’s a celebratory weekend and I thought I’d serve up the day with something sweet, bright, tart and colorful… Key Lime Cupcakes! I’m celebrating my oldest daughter’s visit. I haven’t seen her since October and we have some celebrating to make up for since I couldn’t see her at Thanksgiving or Christmas. We exchanged presents […]

Impromptu. Impromptu dessert. Impromptu blog post. It was Saturday afternoon and we had plans with friends for an early dinner. I’m standing in the produce aisle with Hubby and said “Hey, let’s do dessert at our house!” He certainly didn’t argue with that and when I asked what should I make, he pointed to the […]

It’s Thanksgiving Eve and I had all the best intentions of sharing some of my favorite holiday recipes with you. Sometimes life hands you a curve ball and after all these years, I have learned to go with the flow and not beat myself up over what I could have done or should have done… […]

I don’t have a Grandma Ople. I don’t even know who Grandma Ople is…but apparently she makes a hell of a pie! You see, this morning I went out searching for the “perfect” apple pie. I like to do that…surf the web, visiting some of my favorite foodie sites while discovering new ones…all boasting to […]